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Under-5 mortality rate

DemographicsUNICEFunicef_sowc:CME_MRY0T4•deaths per 1,000 live births•2000 → 2024•198 countries
Source: UNICEF (UNICEF)
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DemographicsUNICEF
Coverage
198
Frequency
yearly
Range
2000 \u2192 2024
Latest
2024
Spotlight
Nigeria
NGA
115.6494 deaths per 1,000 live births
2024
Niger
NER
110.7203 deaths per 1,000 live births
2024
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
SOM
101.0657 deaths per 1,000 live births
2024
Chad
TCD
97.2575 deaths per 1,000 live births
2024
South Sudan
SSD
96.7113 deaths per 1,000 live births
2024
Guinea
GIN
92.1446 deaths per 1,000 live births
2024
Under-5 mortality rate infographic

Under-5 mortality rate by country

Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: deaths per 1,000 live births
≤ 3.83
3.83 – 7.02
7.02 – 11.77
11.77 – 17.26
17.26 – 31.39
31.39 – 48.85
> 48.85
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UNICEF (UNICEF)

Highest 15 countries

Under-5 mortality rate
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UNICEF (UNICEF)

Distribution across countries

Under-5 mortality rate
Countries
50
 
Median
53.1
 
Mean
60
 
25th pctl
39.5
 
75th pctl
73
 
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UNICEF (UNICEF)

Compare trends

Under-5 mortality rate
NigeriaNigerSomalia, Fed. Rep.
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UNICEF (UNICEF)
CountryLatestDateTrend
NigeriaNGA115.65 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
NigerNER110.72 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM101.07 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
ChadTCD97.26 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
South SudanSSD96.71 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
GuineaGIN92.14 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
Sierra LeoneSLE90.5 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
Central African RepublicCAF89.73 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
Congo, Dem. Rep.COD89.68 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
LiberiaLBR86.39 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
Burkina FasoBFA74.89 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
BeninBEN74.75 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
MaliMLI72.98 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
Equatorial GuineaGNQ67.97 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
Guinea-BissauGNB67.34 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
CameroonCMR64.84 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
ZimbabweZWE64.66 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
Cote d'IvoireCIV64.47 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
MadagascarMDG62.4 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
SudanSDN61.6 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
LesothoLSO59.96 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
MozambiqueMOZ59.42 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
TogoTGO56.13 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
PakistanPAK55.96 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
KiribatiKIR53.09 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
AfghanistanAFG53.03 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
HaitiHTI52.75 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
AngolaAGO49 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
DjiboutiDJI48.86 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
MalawiMWI48.78 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
UgandaUGA48.71 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
ZambiaZMB48.37 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
Timor-LesteTLS47.62 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
BurundiBDI47.06 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
EswatiniSWZ45.12 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
EthiopiaETH44.5 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
Gambia, TheGMB42.41 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
NamibiaNAM39.46 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
Papua New GuineaPNG39.38 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
Congo, Rep.COG39.11 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
TurkmenistanTKM39 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
ComorosCOM38.97 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
KenyaKEN38.85 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
Yemen, Rep.YEM38.14 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
West Bank and GazaPSE37.85 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
RwandaRWA37.74 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
TanzaniaTZA37 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
MyanmarMMR36.93 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
MauritaniaMRT36.91 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
SenegalSEN36.53 deaths per 1,000 live births2024
Source: UNICEF (UNICEF)